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Junk food bill S-228 left to die on order paper

Media | 06/24/2019 5:25 pm EDT

A bill aimed at improving children’s health by limiting the advertising of unhealthy foods to them, which was opposed by major Canadian broadcasters, has been left for dead on the order paper as the Senate adjourned for the summer last week.  The Child Health...

Bill on junk food ads for kids could do ‘significant damage’: Corus

Media | 01/24/2018 4:20 pm EST

Proposed legislation intended to combat the marketing of unhealthy food and drink to children will have an adverse effect on broadcasters due to a loss of much-needed...